Reel.



A, WOLLENSAKV.

REEL.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 13

Patented Sept. 6, 1910.

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-earried by the disk .5. an :12, that is 81H) UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW WOLLENSAK, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ABSIGNOR '10 WOLLENSAK OP- TICAL COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

REEL.

new and useful Improvements in Reels, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fishing reels, and

'the object is to provide convenient means for operating the devices commonly provii"d for retarding its spool, and known as the click and drag.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is an axial section of the complete reel; Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the frame on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1: Fig. 3 is av section on the line 3-3 ol Fig. 1. showing both click and drag in their respective inoperative positions: Fig. 'lis a similar view. showing the click in its operative position and the drag inoperative; Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the drag in operation and the click disengaged; Fig. (3 is a partial elevation of the rame; and Fig. 7 is a detail section on the line 77 in Fig 4. The frame of the reel comprises a side plate 1 on one side. and an interiorly-threaded ring 2 on the other side, that are rigidly fastened together by a series of rods 3, 3, in

the usual manner. ferrule, 4 for attaehiu the reel to a fishing rod is fixed to a pair 0 the rods :1.

A disk 5, having an inturned flange is screwed into the threads in the ring 2' and completes the frame. On both the disks'l and 5 are hollow bosses 6, 6, that carry removable caps 7, 7. The outer ends 8, 8, of these caps are of some hard, smooth material, adapted to constitute frictionless bearings for the axis of the reel-$190011), while the latter has the usual end flanges 10, 1Q,-and a shaft 11, which has gear teeth on each end outside of said flanges. v

The means for rotatin the spool 9 are consist of a gear orted on a stud 13 that extends outwar mm a housing 14. Said gear has a sleeve 15, to which a eounter-balanced crank 16 is fastened by a screw 17. The gear 12 is always in mesh with the pinion 18 on the spool shaft 11, and so drives it whenever the crank 16 is turned.- The housing 14 .is screwed to the disk 5, as shown in Fig. 2.

when the banigs. 3, 4 and 5.

The devices for controllin die is released are shown in Specification of Letters Patent Application filed September 13, 1909. Serial No. 517,518.

. on the spool.

Patented Sept. 6, 1910.

The side plate 1 has on its inner face two levers 19 and 20, that are pivoted, respectlvely, on studs 21 and 22. A spring 23 that 15 coiled about the pivot.21, engages both the levers 19 and 20 with its free ends, and tends normally to throw both levers outwardly. A disk 24, having a knurled edge (Fig. 6)

is supported on t boss 6 so as to be easily revoluble by hand, and this disk constitutes a nialuially-operable member for controlling the retarding devices. This disk is not connected with the spool 9, but is held against the end-plate 1 by a air of studs 25 and 26, that have enlarged heads and extend through slots 27 and 28, respectively, in said end-plate.

As is clearly shown in Figs. 3, t. and 5, the spring 23 continually presses the levers 1t) and 20 against the inwardly projecting studs 25 and 26, respectively, and .the outeredges of said levers are of such contour that they may be swung toward'the shaft 11 by turning the disk 24 in one direction, and may be allowed to swing away fromsaid shaft, under pressure of the sprin 23, by turning the disk 24 in the opposite ireetion. To this end the lever 20 has an inclined part 2%) on its edge that is adapted to be engaged by the stud '26 when the disk 24 is moved to the position shown, in Fig. 4', whereby said lever is swun inwardly.. This movement brings a. paw 30 that is carried by the lever 11) into engagement with the pinion 3| on the spool-shaft. 11, and causes a drag This is'the click retarder that is commonly used in reels. The pawl 30 is flexiblyheld in the proper position relative to the axis of the pinion 31 by a spring 32 that is coiled around the pivot 22.

When the disk 24 is turned to the position shown in Fi 5, the studs 25 and 26 are moved out o the way of the levers 1t) and 20. so that they can be swungoutwardly by the spring 2%. Vi'hen that takes place the pawl 30 is disengaged from the pinion 31. The lever 19 has a lug 33 that is adapted to press against the outer edge of the spool flange 10 at the point indicated by the'numeral 34 in Fig. 1. and so operate its adrag upon it. The lever 19 is tapered oil at 35 to permit it to swing outward when the stud 25 moves to that point, sutiiriently to bring the lug 33 into eontart with the flange. 10.

When the disk 24 is plat-ed as shown in Fig. 3, the stud 25 holds the lever 10 out of contact with the-flangeIO, and spring 23 holds .theilever QO'emthat the awl 30 not touchthe pinion 31.

T 1en the spool 9 can revolve freely. The ed e of the disk Qt mayhave a pointer, like tienotch -,36,'for'examp1e,' that is adapted to cooperate ;,with suitahle marks, on the peripher of the ,platel (Fig. 6) to indicate when't e click and drag are in operative positions. Theadvantage ofoperating these-retarding devices by adisk on,"and projecting beyond,

- the side of'the reel, is that the free hand of the fisherinanfinds an operating device of must be checkedfa'tthe instant-when the lure strikes the water,'the fisherman, in the morences difficulty in locating the device for" other hand with whic lated. Again, the location of the indicators on the upper face of the'reel makes them" 1' mentieil of action andexcitement, experioperating the drag, but in this 'reel the operatin disk 24 is' 'large and fits the hand,-

and,- urthermore, it is located at the very' part of the reel thatnaturall n brings it into the palm of whichever hail plays'the secondary partof bracin andjsufporting the the r0 7 I instantly visible to the operator enabling him to set theelick or drag,as desired, without the chance of a mistake at a critical mo- 'ment, while the operating disk 24 offers a "large surface fora. hand grip and can be operated wherever grasped. v t

Whatl claim is:

1. In a reel, the combination of a frame;

a spool revolubly supported thereby; retarding devices for said spool. carried by said frame; and a manually-operable rotary disk 'co'ncentriqwith the spool, and carrying" arts adapted, respectively, tooperate one 0 said retardin deviceswhen said disk is rotatE-d in one direction, and'the other" retarding device when said disk is rotatedin the other direction. Y v 2. In a reel, the combination of a frame;

a spool revolubly supported therein; retarding devices for. saidspool carried by 'said frame; and a manually operable disk -rev--- olublysupported at one side iof nd e'xte q rior to said frame and having'lateralprojec tions adapted, respectively-,%-=to, operate one 55 ro' tated'in one directi0n,-=.and theiother r of said retarding devices-' fwhensaiddisk is tarding device when sai'd disk is rotated in the other dire'ction."--

i ANDREW 'WOLLENSAK. -Witnesses: y

D. GURNEE, L..Tl-ION. 

